Vermont School Garden

A visit to a Vermont public school garden through the seasons.

Putting Our Garden to Bed

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Tilling the garden.

Tilling the garden.

On one of the last lingering warm days of fall, classes came out to the garden to help clear away some of the larger debris before tilling. Mike Zaransky, a new Westminster farmer came to help us “put the garden to bed” for the winter. He took time to talk with the Kindergarteners about the changes made to the soil. He even encouraged them to run through a section that he had tilled to see how it felt under their feet. Mike really helped to spread the joy of observation and change in our garden. We appreciate the time he took to share his love of farming.

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Look what I found!

Look what I found!

taking down structures

taking down structures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

kale will keep growing through November

kale will keep growing through November

volunteer from the Master Gardener program

volunteer from the Master Gardener program

magic beans

magic beans

taking down the corn

taking down the corn

teamwork

teamwork

wheelbarrow help

wheelbarrow help

thinning raspberry canes

thinning raspberry canes

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Author: vermontschoolgarden

I have been an elementary teacher at the Westminster Center School for 30 years. For most of those years, I maintained a garden as part of my teaching curriculum resource. Now I am the Garden Coordinator for all of the Westminster Center School classrooms.

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